NHTSA Campaign 12V057000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 12V057000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC filed the report for 12V057000 with NHTSA on February 16, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V057000, NHTSA lists up to 2,841 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V057000 were scheduled from March 2, 2012, 15 days after the report.
12V057000 covers 3 models from Winnebago, model years 2011–2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V057000 ranks 1 of 5 WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- WINNEBAGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 WINNEBAGO AND ITASCA MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A FORD F-53 CHASSIS. THE PRNDL CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR IN THE PRNDL DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR SELECTED.
- The risk
- AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM KNOWING IF THEY ARE IN PARK OR REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- WINNEBAGO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE PRNDL CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES OWNER RELATIONS AT 1-641-585-6939.
Reported February 16, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V057000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V057000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 16, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted